In The Night Garden

Photo: stock image Creeping out into the bustling stillness of the night garden. Feeling my way with widened eyes adjusting to the dark. The heavy scent of stocks and lavender hangs about the cooling air. Lying on cool slate chips, the ancient stone digging into my back. Wrapped in handspun wool and silent thoughts that …

Perigee, Totality and Amateur Photography

Back in March we were treated to several celestial events which I blogged about here. I really enjoyed watching the Solar Eclipse through my pinhole camera, hunting for the Aurora Borealis in Mid Wales and looking for the Supermoon. So I wasn't going to miss yet another Supermoon here in Autumn. It was rather special and …

A bird? A plane? No it’s a Supermoon.

I said that I'd missed the Supermoon the other night (where the moon orbits closest to the earth and appears larger, especially when low on the horizon). Last night I was drawing my curtains and happened to glimpse the very large New Moon out of the window so I grabbed my camera and a coat …